Storybird
an interactive, collaborative writing tool which is based on choosing the illustrations first

http://storybird.com



A couple of examples:

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Educational Uses
A Blog Post about just how easy this is:http://blog.storybird.com/2010/11/so-easy-a-grownup-can-do-it/

• StoryBirds in Foreign Languages: http://mfl-storybirds.wikispaces.com/
• Answering Essential Questions (IS it better not to know?): http://www.classroominthecloud.net/2009/11/using-storybirdcom-in-classroom.html
• Operating Systems (really!): http://mrcolley.com/blog/?p=341
• To Teach something (cooperative learning in this case): http://janehewitt.blogspot.com/2010/11/co-operative-learning.html

Ideas for Use: (ADD YOUR IDEAS HERE!!!!!)

• Use only 3 images (beginning, middle and end of a story)
• Everyone uses the same artist and compare the wide variety of stories from the same art
• Use only ONE picture as a story-starter
• Use to prompt a rhyming story
• Choose an artist with many images, then work on developing vocabulary by creating an ABC Book.
• Do word study writing - using synonyms or antonyms etc.
• Do word study writing - using blends or word families etc.
• Use an image and write a math story problem (and solution)
• Choose images and explain them to someone using precise language

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Tutorials and How-Tos




Educator Accounts
You can easily create a teacher account and then make student accounts. Students do not need email addresses. You can moderate the comments, make assignments, and even allow students to comment on each others' work. Student names only appear to others in their class.
Tutorial on Setting up your classes:

Storybird Classes: adding and managing classes from Storybird on Vimeo.

Tutorial on adding students or editing students:

Storybird Classes: adding and managing students from Storybird on Vimeo.

Tutorial on Making an Assignment:

Storybird Classes: adding and managing assignments from Storybird on Vimeo.